# List of Tamil films of 2001

This is a list of Tamil language films released in India during 2001.

## List of Tamil films
### January – March

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio |
| J A N | 14 | Dheena | A. R. Murugadoss | Ajith Kumar, Suresh Gopi, Laila | Vijayam Cine Combines |
| J A N | 14 | Friends | Siddique | Vijay, Suriya, Devayani, Vijayalakshmi, Vadivelu | Swargachitra |
| J A N | 14 | Looty | Parameshwar | Sathyaraj, Roja, Mumtaj, Vadivelu, Vivek | Evergreen Movie International |
| J A N | 14 | Nageswari | Rama Narayanan | Ramya Krishnan, Karan, Prithviraj, Vadivelu, Vivek | Sri Thenandal Films |
| J A N | 14 | Pullanalum Pondatti | Adade Manohar | Adade Manohar, Viji | Jai Santoshi Maa Arts |
| J A N | 14 | Vaanchinathan | Shaji Kailas | Vijayakanth, Sakshi Shivanand, Ramya Krishnan | Roja Combines |
| J A N | 29 | Nila Kaalam | Gandhi Krishna | Master Dinesh, Master Udayaraj, Baby Ranjini, Roja | Media Dreams |
| F E B |
| F E B | 2 | Minnale | Gautham Vasudev Menon | R. Madhavan, Reemma Sen, Abbas, Nagesh, Vivek | Cee I TV Entertainments |
| F E B | 9 | Engalukkum Kaalam Varum | Bala Rooban | Livingston, Kausalya, Vivek, Vadivelu | Anbalaya Films |
| F E B | 9 | Ullam Kollai Poguthae | Sundar C | Prabhu Deva, Anjala Zhaveri, Karthik | Lakshmi Movie Makers |
| F E B | 16 | Piriyadha Varam Vendum | Kamal | Prashanth, Shalini, Jomol | Nekhela Enterprises |
| F E B | 16 | Rishi | Sundar C | Sarath Kumar, Meena, Sanghavi | P. A. Art Productions |
| F E B | 16 | Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman | Somasundar | Prabhu, Kausalya, Sanghavi | Sunar Theatres |
| M A R | 7 | En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri | S. P. Rajkumar | Livingston, Devayani, Vindhya, Vadivelu | RR Movie Makers |
| M A R | 7 | Ninaikkatha Naalillai | A. L. Raja | R. Parthiban, Rahman, Devayani, Kaveri | KRP Productions |
| M A R | 16 | Paarvai Ondre Podhume | Murali Krishna | Kunal, Monal, Karan | Amudha Movie Makers |
| M A R | 30 | Natchatra Kadhal | Nayakam | Ajay, Bhavana, Subbalakshmi, Ashok Rao | NRI Films International |
| M A R | 30 | Vinnukum Mannukum | Rajakumaran | Vikram, Sarathkumar, Devayani, Khushbu | Super Good Films |

### April – June

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio |
| A P R | 12 | Badri | P. A. Arun Prasad | Vijay, Bhoomika, Monal | Sri Venkateswara Art Films |
| A P R | 13 | Dumm Dumm Dumm | Azhagam Perumal | R. Madhavan, Jyothika, Vivek, Kalpana | Madras Talkies |
| A P R | 13 | Little John | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | Bentley Mitchum, Jyothika, Prakash Raj | Media Dreams |
| A P R | 13 | Seerivarum Kaalai | Ramarajan | Ramarajan, Abitha | Kanna Cine Arts |
| A P R | 13 | Sri Raja Rajeshwari | Bharathi Kannan | Ramki, Ramya Krishnan, Sanghavi, Bhanupriya | Sri Thenandal Films |
| M A Y | 11 | En Iniya Pon Nilavae | Balu Mahendra | Pandiarajan, Mounika | SDR Movies |
| M A Y | 18 | Asathal | P. Vasu | Sathyaraj, Ramya Krishnan, Vadivelu | Maala Creations |
| M A Y | 18 | Middle Class Madhavan | T. P. Gajendran | Prabhu, Abhirami, Manivannan, Vadivelu, Vivek | KRG Movies |
| M A Y | 18 | Sigamani Ramamani | Visu | Visu, S. V. Sekhar, Urvashi | Raj Co |
| M A Y | 25 | Aanandham | N. Lingusamy | Mammootty, Murali, Devayani, Rambha, Abbas, Sneha | Super Good Films |
| M A Y | 25 | Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala | T. Rajendar | T. Rajendar, Murali, Roja | Simbu Cine Arts |
| J U N | 8 | Citizen | Saravana Subbiah | Ajith Kumar, Vasundhara Das, Meena, Nagma | NIC Arts |
| J U N | 8 | Krishna Krishna | S. V. Sekhar | S. V. Sekhar, Sukanya, Ramesh Khanna | Media Dreams |
| J U N | 8 | Kunguma Pottu Gounder | G. Sai Suresh | Sathyaraj, Rambha, Kausalya, Goundamani | Ganga Gowri Productions |
| J U N | 22 | Love Channel | R. S. Kumaresan | Eashwar, Monika | Akshayaa Movies |
| J U N | 29 | Dosth | S. A. Chandrasekhar | Sarath Kumar, Abhirami, Raghuvaran, Prakash Raj | Lakshmi Movie Makers |

### July – September

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio |
| J U L | 6 | Lovely | Shakti Chidambaram | Karthik, Malavika, Monal | Evergreen Film International |
| J U L | 13 | Dhill | Dharani | Vikram, Laila, Vivek | Lakshmi Productions |
| J U L | 13 | Narasimha | Thirupathisamy | Vijayakanth, Isha Koppikar, Ramya Krishnan | Captain Cine Creations |
| J U L | 20 | Poove Pen Poove | K. Purushothaman | Ishaq Hussaini, Abitha | GVS Films |
| J U L | 27 | Star | Praveen Gandhi | Prashanth, Jyothika, Raghuvaran | Sri Subajothi Movies |
| J U L | 27 | Super Kudumbam | R. K. Kalaimani | Prabhu, Roja, Prathyusha | Mahalakshmi Films |
| J U L | 27 | Kalakalappu | Vishwa | Napoleon, Jaya Seal, Vijayalakshmi | Kalaignar Kalaikoodam |
| A U G | 3 | Kanna Unnai Thedukiren | Jeeva Selvaraj | Sathyan, Suvalakshmi, Anju Aravind | Iswarya Films International |
| A U G | 10 | Kutty | Janaki Vishwanathan | P. Shwetha, Ramesh Aravind, Easwari Rao | Sruthika Foundations |
| A U G | 10 | Viswanathan Ramamoorthy | Rama Narayanan | Ramki, Roja, Vivek, Vindhya | Sri Thenandal Films |
| A U G | 17 | Poovellam Un Vasam | Ezhil | Ajith Kumar, Jyothika, Sivakumar, Nagesh | Oscar Films |
| A U G | 24 | Vedham | Arjun | Arjun, Vineeth, Sakshi Shivanand, Divya Unni | Sree Raam Films International |
| A U G | 31 | Samudhiram | K. S. Ravikumar | Sarath Kumar, Murali, Abhirami, Manoj, Sindhu Menon, Monal | Super Good Films |
| S E P | 7 | Chocklet | A.Venkatesh | Prashanth, Jaya Re, Mumtaj | Movie Magic |
| S E P | 14 | Alli Thandha Vaanam | Sridhar Prasad | Prabhu Deva, Laila, Murali | Roja Combines |
| S E P | 14 | Maayan | Nassar | Nassar, Roja, Ranjitha | Ganaa Film Makers |
| S E P | 14 | Veettoda Mappillai | V. Sekhar | Napoleon, Roja | Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam |
| S E P | 21 | Pandavar Bhoomi | Cheran | Arun Vijay, Shamitha, Rajkiran | Media Dreams |
| S E P | 28 | 12B | Jeeva | Shaam, Simran, Jyothika | Film Works |
| S E P | 28 | Kabadi Kabadi | Pandiarajan | Pandiarajan, Sangeetha | Saranya Cine Creations |

### October – December

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio |
| O C T | 10 | Mitta Miraasu | Kalanjiyam | Prabhu, Roja Selvamani, Napoleon, Mumtaj | Udhayam International Films |
| O C T | 12 | Asokavanam | Thakkali Srinivasan | Livingston, Rajashri, Sriman | Housefull Pictures |
| N O V | 14 | Aalavandhan | Suresh Krishna | Kamal Haasan, Raveena Tandon, Manisha Koirala | V Creations |
| N O V | 14 | Aandan Adimai | Manivannan | Sathyaraj, Suvalakshmi, Divya Unni | KDK International Films |
| N O V | 14 | Kaatrukkenna Veli | Pugazhendhi Thangaraj | Sujitha, Sriman, Khushbu, C. Arunpandian | Thaai Movie Makers |
| N O V | 14 | Manadhai Thirudivittai | R. D. Narayanamurthy | Prabhu Deva, Kausalya, Gayatri Jayaraman, Vadivelu, Vivek | KRG Movies |
| N O V | 14 | Nandha | Bala | Suriya, Laila, Rajkiran | Aparajith Films |
| N O V | 14 | Paarthale Paravasam | K. Balachandar | R. Madhavan, Simran, Sneha, Lawrence Raghavendra | Kavithalayaa Productions |
| N O V | 14 | Ponnana Neram | Raviraj | Ramarajan, Prathyusha | Alamelu Pictures |
| N O V | 14 | Shahjahan | Ravi | Vijay, Richa Pallod | Super Good Films |
| N O V | 14 | Thavasi | Udayasankar | Vijayakanth, Soundarya, Jayasudha, Prathyusha | GJ Cinema |
| D E C | 7 | Azhagana Naatkal | Sundar C | Karthik, Rambha, Mumtaj | Gowthami Arts |
| D E C | 14 | Kadal Pookkal | Bharathiraja | Murali, Manoj Bharathiraja, Sindhu Menon, Prathyusha, Uma | Sivasakthi Movie Makers |
| D E C | 14 | Kasi | Vinayan | Vikram, Kavya Madhavan, Kaveri | Sunitha Productions |
| D E C | 14 | Kottai Mariamman | Rama Narayanan | Karan, Devayani, Roja | Shyaamala Art Pictures |
| D E C | 14 | Love Marriage | K. Subash | Vikram Krishna, Ranjana | GK Entertainments |
| D E C | 14 | Majunu | Ravichandran | Prashanth, Rinke Khanna, Rati Agnihotri, Sonu Sood | Cee I TV Entertainments |
| D E C | 21 | Vadagupatti Maapillai | V. C. Guhanathan | Hamsavardhan, Reshma, Vivek, Vadivelu | Chitramala Combines |

#### Other releases

The following films also released in 2001, though the release date remains unknown.
| Title | Director | Cast | Studio | Ref |
| Maname Mayangathe | Shapeer Kumar | Padmaja, Hema, Meenu | Welcome Films | |
| Theerpugal Maatrapadalaam | M. K. Arunthavaraj | Babu Ganesh, Vichithra | Aum Devalayaa Cine Creations | |

## Dubbed films

The following films were notable dubbed films also released in 2001.
| Opening | Title | Director(s) | Original film | Original film | Cast | Ref. |
| Opening | Title | Director(s) | Film | Language | Cast | Ref. |
| 14 January | Paapa | Kodi Ramakrishna | Devi Putrudu | Telugu | Venkatesh, Soundarya, Anjala Zaveri | |
| 14 January | Unnai Thedi Varuven | K. V. Raju | No. 1 | Kannada | Ramkumar, Vijayalakshmi | |
| 14 April | Kuzhanthayum Deivamum | Kodi Ramakrishna | Devullu | Telugu | Babloo Prithviraj, Manthra | |
| 8 June | Chithiram | Teja | Chitram | Telugu | Uday Kiran, Reemma Sen | |
| 26 October | Samrat Asoka | Santhosh Sivan | Asoka | Hindi | Shahrukh Khan, Ajith Kumar, Kareena Kapoor | |

## Awards

| Category/Organization | Cinema Express Awards 14 October 2001 | Dinakaran Cinema Awards 22 April 2002 | Filmfare Awards South 20 April 2002 | Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 30 September 2004 |
| Best Film | Aanandham | Aanandham | Aanandham | Virumbugiren (2002) |
| Best Director | K. S. Ravikumar Thenali (2000) | Bala Nandha | Cheran Pandavar Bhoomi | Susi Ganesan Virumbugiren (2002) |
| Best Actor | Ajith Kumar Citizen | Vikram Kasi | Vikram Kasi | Suriya Nandha |
| Best Actress | Meena Rhythm (2000) | Laila Dhill / Nandha | Laila Nandha | Sneha Virumbugiren (2002) |
| Best Music Director | | Harris Jayaraj Minnale | Harris Jayaraj Minnale | Vidyasagar Dhill, Thavasi, Poovellam Un Vasam |